Tag: Nigeria

BRIEFS

US Convoy Attacked in Nigeria, Per White House

White House National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby confirmed...

Nigerias’ Got a Shiny New President

Much to the dismay of his opponents, Bola Tinubu...

Casualties Reported in Nigerian Ambush

Nigeria media have reported that at least seven members...

64 killed by Nigerian airstrike

Responding to distress calls on Saturday and Sunday, the...

STORIES

U.S. Embassy Staff Reportedly Killed, Anambra, Nigeria

Update (2016 EST): The Biden Administration has confirmed that four people have been killed in the attack: two police officers, two U.S. Embassy personnel and three have been kidnapped. The first vehicle in the convoy was set ablaze, along with the bodies of the four killed. Two police operatives...

Nigerian Special Forces Rescue Seven Chinese Hostages

Nigerian special forces rescued seven Chinese hostages who were kidnapped in June by “terrorists” while working at a mine in Niger state, Nigeria. Nigerian Air Force spokesman Commodore Edward Gabkwet announced that Nigerian operators from the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment launched a “daring and clinical military operation” in...

Reuters Investigation Says Nigerian Military Ran a Mass Abortion Campaign in its Fight Against Jihadists

An investigation by Reuters reports that the Nigerian government ran a covert and systematic mass abortion campaign against women and children, many of whom were kidnapped and raped by Islamic militants, namely Boko Haram, in the country’s northeast regions. The motivation behind the program was to “destroy insurgent fighters...

Insider Attack Kills NGO Worker, Injures UN Pilot, Dambao, Nigeria

The Nigerian Army has officially announced that one of their soldiers shot and killed an NGO worker at a Nigerian military base and injured a United Nations helicopter co-pilot. The shooter was immediately "neutralized" by responding soldiers. The pilot has been stabilized. The bodies of the two men have...

Over 50 Dead In Nigerian Catholic Church Massacre

Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday. Among the dead were many children and women. The attack took place in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving scores of dozens feared dead with...

Week's Recap

Serbia Orders Military Forces on Kosovo Border Following Protests

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has placed the country’s military...

The Turkish Election: A Perspective from Syria

Some of you may remember a number of months...

U.S. Navy F-5N Crash Off Coast of Key West

At approximately 1016 EST, reports began to emerge of...

Brazil Considering to Extradite Russian Spy to U.S.

According to Russian state-owned media, the Brazilian Supreme Court...
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